Philip Venables to write new opera for Royal Opera House
23 January 2014
The Doctoral Composer-in-Residence studentship is part of the Guildhall School's existing doctoral programme, and is also one of the first examples of a collaboration between an opera company and a conservatoire. Fully funded by the Guildhall School and supported by the Royal Opera House, this studentship offers one composer every two years the opportunity to be 'Doctoral Composer-in-Residence' over a three year period. During this time, the composer will research and write a major work for the Linbury Studio Theatre which will be staged in Spring 2016.
The principal supervisor of the studentship is the Guildhall School's Head of Composition, Dr Julian Philips, who was the first ever Composer-in-Residence at Glyndebourne. Philip will be supported in his research by a distinguished team, drawn jointly from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal Opera House.
Philip said of his appointment,
"I'm really excited about starting work on this opera with the Royal Opera House and the Guildhall School - it's a potential game changer for me, and a chance, in a structured and supported way, to really explore what opera means to me, to be completely inventive, bold and daring and to present the results of that on a high-profile stage... I know there's going to be a lot of collaboration with writers and hopefully some exciting and diverse cameo performers. It'll be great to be able to try everything out over the next three years at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Bring it on!Dr Julian Philips, Head of Composition, Guildhall School commented,
I am really delighted to welcome the original and provocative composer Philip Venables as our first Doctoral Composer-in-Residence with the Royal Opera House. We received a strong field of applications for this new opportunity, both from home and abroad, but Philip Venables stood out for his uncompromising individuality and strong collaborative approach. His work has been attracting wide interest in the recent past and with the support of both the Guildhall School's dynamic doctoral degree programme and the sparky creative environment of the Royal Opera House, I feel sure that he will develop significant and substantial creative research in the field of contemporary opera.John Fulljames, Associate Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House said,
We're delighted that Philip Venables is joining the Royal Opera and Guildhall School on our first joint composer residency. Philip's work has increasingly embraced collaborative and multimedia practice and so it is a natural step for him to now research and write music theatre with us. We are looking forward to developing and making work with him.ROH press release GSMD press release
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